removal of confederate monuments
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So Long, 'Silent Sam': Demonstrators Topple Confederate Statue at UNC Chapel Hill
For more than 100 years, “Silent Sam,” a bronze statue representing a Confederate soldier, stood vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. On Monday night, his watch ended, as student protesters tore the statue off its pedestal. As the Charlotte Observer reports, a protest held on the UNC campus Monday…
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Will Austin, Texas Get a New Name? A Local Report on Confederate Monuments Suggests Renaming City
Stephen F. Austin, known also as the “father of Texas” is often credited with carving out the early outlines of Texas, so perhaps it is apt that the capital of the Lone Star state is named after him. Except, hold that thought. Or at least that’s what Austin’s Equity Office wants you to do after…